Singapore: the only city that destroys me when it comes to jetlag

Maybe you should switch to SQ12 only and instead arrive at SIN from the west on these crazy RTW's? 🙂

Let's see how well you guys really know me -- why wouldn't I do that? Why do I only travel westbound on RTWs? 😀

Because traveling westbound means longer flight time, and more time to enjoy the F service on SQ and NH.

I have the same effect arriving in SIN - don't know why!!!

I have the opposite effect. No jetlag in SIN or anywhere else in Asia, but a massive one lasting a week or more on the return to California.

Maybe you should try flying east to SIN via Europe. I did UA to SIN and the flights were not so bad, but the35 Celsius degree heat and humdity really wore me out.

I've had basically no problems arriving in Singapore in the past. I've done flights via NRT and HKG and they both simply work out well. Generally on the ORD-NRT or ORD-HKG leg I make an effort to stay awake the whole flight and plow though the lounges and take a shower and within an hour of takeoff onward to SIN, I sleep the 3 to 4 hours. Upon landing, I go for a walk over to Newton Hawker center and go to bed around 2 with a few beers in me and am up the next day around 8.

My only problem I run into with Asia is I get adjusted to a 11pm bedtime and 5:30am wake up, but never have problems with not going to bed at a reasonable time. I've done SIN in coach a few times and C and think it all comes to staying awake on the US-NRT or HKG leg.

Next time fly UA. Doesn't their flight arrive just before midnight?

My last two trips to SIN I've done the double red-eye, BOS-IAD-LHR (UA) / LHR-SIN (SQ), arriving around 0700 local time. I've been able to stay up most of the day and get to sleep in the evening. I find this much easier than the westbound BOS-(XXX)-NRT_or_HKG-SIN.

LUCKY,

one day is not enough to see a beautiful city I though you were planning to stay couple of days there.

JOSH